The project draws a parallel between cities and organisms, likening cities to living systems composed of cells. Just as organisms are built from individual cells that aggregate to form complex systems, cities are formed by interacting cells, or units, that structure urban spaces. The Science City project adopts this concept by designing a city where cells represent individual building units, shaping the overall urban form. These cells are adjusted for the local climate and programmatic needs, incorporating public, exhibition, and research spaces that are interconnected to form a continuous field of interaction.

Cells within Science City are arranged into a system, supported by adjacent cells to create a unified, triangulated space. This spatial organization results in expansive exhibition areas under a prismatic canopy, with additional semi-outdoor areas formed at the building’s boundaries for shading and climate control. The project explores flexibility in cell size and expandability, using concept models to study how cells can adapt to the functional needs of the space. Cells can rotate along their axis, transforming into different types of spaces like arcades, plazas, or walking paths.

The site itself is positioned on the edge of a city, facing the desert, with access facilitated by a new road. The cellular structure is organized into a ring and star topology, where central exhibition spaces are connected through a public ring known as the Orientation Hall. The cells expand dynamically in line with urban development, with landscape and building mass coexisting in a balanced system.

The project’s museology concept is based on a multi-ring system, where visitors explore both interior and exterior exhibitions that are tied to the history and future of science. The surrounding landscape evolves organically with clusters of vegetation forming around water features, enhancing the site’s ecological dynamic. The building structure allows for phased construction, maintaining flexibility for future expansion.

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The project’s museology concept is based on a multi-ring system, where visitors explore both interior and exterior exhibitions that are tied to the history and future of science. The surrounding landscape evolves organically with clusters of vegetation forming around water features, enhancing the site’s ecological dynamic. The building structure allows for phased construction, maintaining flexibility for future expansion.

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The project’s museology concept is based on a multi-ring system, where visitors explore both interior and exterior exhibitions that are tied to the history and future of science. The surrounding landscape evolves organically with clusters of vegetation forming around water features, enhancing the site’s ecological dynamic. The building structure allows for phased construction, maintaining flexibility for future expansion.

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